Soar Valley College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Unique reference
- 148877
- Address
- Gleneagles Avenue, LE4 7GY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1565 (n/a of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 75.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.6%
- Persistent absence
- n/a
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
Indian 62%
Other Asian 8.5%
African 7%
Other White 5.7%
White British 5.2%
Pakistani 4.9%
Mixed 3.6%
Other 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 19 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 22 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 47 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 121 |
Admissions
Soar Valley College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 319
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 322
- 2nd preference
- 340
- 3rd preference
- 119
- From another Local Authority
- 55
Offers
- 1st preference
- 273
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 311 165 146 |
| Year 8 | 312 171 141 |
| Year 9 | 312 154 158 |
| Year 10 | 315 160 155 |
| Year 11 | 315 171 144 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 86.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 20.0% 26.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 18.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 47.0% 40.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.2% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 8.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.5% 1.2% |